--- name: "Sammi Davis" canonical: "https://film.one/person/sammi-davis" fi1m_id: "sammi-davis" imdb_id: "nm0205423" tmdb_id: 3122 wikidata_id: "Q2399795" roles: ["Actor"] born: "21 June 1964" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 83 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-22T21:10:36.703622+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Sammi Davis ## Identity Sammi Davis - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sammi-davis - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** sammi-davis - **IMDb ID:** nm0205423 - **TMDB ID:** 3122 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2399795 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammi_Davis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2399795, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3122 Actor. Born 21 June 1964 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 21 June 1964, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK - **Active:** 1983–2002 - **Also known as:** Samantha Davies , Samantha Davis , Sammi Davis-Voss - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 producing - **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 83 (3), 2000s 56 (1) - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Family 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $6m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammi_Davis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2399795, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3122 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Mona Lisa*](https://film.one/film/mona-lisa.md) (83) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Sammi Davis > Sammi Davis gives spirited young women a vulnerability that keeps their defiance believable. We value her most in *Hope and Glory*, where her presence helps a fond account of childhood take the rest of the family seriously. In *Hope and Glory* (1987), Sammi Davis's Dawn keeps us interested in the family beyond the boy and his adventures. John Boorman is fond enough of this household to make its troubles look more manageable than they are. Davis helps keep that fondness from settling everything too comfortably. We warmed to Dawn because she gave us someone else to care about when the boy's pleasure in wartime disruption might otherwise have taken all our attention. Davis's early British work drew on a convincing mixture of vulnerability and spirit, with little apparent strain in getting either across. Her film debut, as May in Neil Jordan's *Mona Lisa* (1986), belongs to a film carried chiefly by Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson's uneasy attachment. The later thriller business is less convincing, but that relationship makes it worth the trouble. For a clearer sense of Davis's own contribution, we would return to Dawn, alongside Sarah Miles's tired, resilient Grace in *Hope and Glory*. Ken Russell's *The Rainbow* (1989), adapted from D. H. Lawrence, gave her the lead as Ursula Brangwen. She worked with Russell twice, an association that took her into period and gothic material. American television then brought another lead, Caroline Hailey in *Homefront* (1991–1993). Her later screen appearances became sporadic, and her reputation remains concentrated in that short stretch of British films and American television. We would not make grand claims for every one of those parts on the strength of a few persuasive scenes. What we value is Davis's natural presence, particularly when a film needs us to care about people outside the central story without stopping to make a special case for them. Even then, she cannot entirely undo the softening effect of Boorman's nostalgia. Start with *Hope and Glory*, allowing for its nostalgia, and give the family as much attention as the children. ## Biography Sammi Davis is a British actress. She was born Samantha Davis on 21 June 1964 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. Davis made her screen debut in 1986 as May, a teenage prostitute, in Neil Jordan's *Mona Lisa*. She followed this with the role of Dawn in John Boorman's *Hope and Glory* (1987) and appeared as Anna in Mike Hodges' *A Prayer for the Dying* (1987). She gained praise for her performance as Ursula Brangwen in Ken Russell's *The Rainbow* (1989) and played Mary Trent in his *The Lair of the White Worm* (1988). Davis had a leading role as Caroline Hailey in the American television series *Homefront* (1991–1993). She later appeared in *Four Rooms* (1995) and had a cameo in the series *Lost* (2006). She was married to director Kurt Voss from 1990 to 1993. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) ### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these - *Hope and Glory* (1987), Fi1m 82, as Dawn — [page](https://film.one/film/hope-and-glory.md) - *Mona Lisa* (1986), Fi1m 83, as May — [page](https://film.one/film/mona-lisa.md) - *Auf Wiedersehen, Pet* (1983), Fi1m 84, as Pippa — [page](https://film.one/tv/auf-wiedersehen-pet.md) ### Produced (1) - *Resident Evil* (2002), Fi1m 56, Production Coordinator — [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-2002.md) ## Complete filmography (29) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Double Born* (2008), as Sophie / Wife - *Lost* (2004), series, as Mrs. Pace — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) - *Resident Evil* (2002), Production Coordinator — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-2002.md) - *Soft Toilet Seats* (1999), as Annie Ashland - *Woundings* (1998), as Denise Jones - *Assignment Berlin* (1998), as Tracy Garret - *Stand-Ins* (1997), as Martha Anne - *Red Shoe Diaries Movie 10: Some Things Never Change* (1996), as Brandy (archive footage) - *Four Rooms* (1995), as Jezebel - *Spring Awakening* (1994), as Aimée Daumar - *Indecency* (1992), as Nia Barnett - *Red Shoe Diaries* (1992), series, as Brandy - *Homefront* (1991), series, as Caroline Hailey - *The Perfect Bride* (1991), as Stephanie Peters / Suzanne Potter - *Chernobyl: The Final Warning* (1991), as Yelena Mashenko - *Shadow of China* (1990), as Katherine - *Horseplayer* (1990), as Randi - *The Rainbow* (1989), as Ursula Brangwen - *The Lair of the White Worm* (1988), as Mary Trent - *Consuming Passions* (1988), as Felicity - *A Prayer for the Dying* (1987), as Anna - *Hope and Glory* (1987), as Dawn — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/hope-and-glory.md) - *Lionheart* (1987), as Baptista - *Pack of Lies* (1987), as Julie Jackson - *Mona Lisa* (1986), as May — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mona-lisa.md) - *The Day After the Fair* (1986), as Anna May Dunsford - *Morgan's Boy* (1984), series, as Girl in Pub (uncredited) - *Auf Wiedersehen, Pet* (1983), series, as Pippa — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/auf-wiedersehen-pet.md) - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Julie Jackson --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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